Denver Nuggets and seven-time NBA All-Star Nikola Jokić has developed a habit of getting triple-doubles this season — and on Thursday he did so as his team beat the Sacramento Kings 132-123 at Ball Arena.
Nikola Jokić can do it all on the court. He’s a triple-double machine, a passing savant, and on Thursday night, showed he can make a full-court shot look as effortless as a free throw. With the final seconds of the third quarter waning away and the Nuggets holding a 107–85 lead over the Sacramento Kings,
On Thursday against the Sacramento Kings, Jokic came up big to help the Nuggets take a 132-123 victory. The three-time NBA MVP finished the night with a monstrous triple-double of 35 points, 22 rebounds and 17 assists. He shot an efficient 63.2 percent from the field while also doing his job defensively with one steal and two blocks.
Nikola Jokic showed out against the Sacramento Kings.The Denver Nuggets star recorded 35 points on 12-for-19 shooting with 22 rebounds and 17 assists to record his fifth-straight triple-double in Thursday's 132-123 victory over the Kings.
Denver's star center sinks a shot from 3-quarter-court as part of an epic triple-double in a 132-123 win against the Kings.
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Nikola Jokić keeps getting triple-doubles and the Denver Nuggets keep winning. Named to the NBA All-Star team for the seventh time in his career earlier in the evening, Jokić then recorded his fifth consecutive triple-double and 20th of the season in Denver's 132–123 win over the Sacramento Kings on Thursday.